# Kokkalancheri Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/kokkalancheri/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Kokkalancheri Kokkalancheri is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625701**. The 2011 Census counted **2,880 people in 860 households**, the 21st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 2,880people (2011) - 860households - 82.0%literacy - 625701PIN code ## Kokkalancheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kokkalancheri is 625701.** Kokkalancheri falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625701 - Gram panchayatAvalsorrampatti, Unnipatti - Community development blockKallikudi - Census village code641006 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kokkalancheri from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)45 km by road - Virudhunagar (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Kokkalancheri? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kokkalancheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chathira Reddiya Patti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhunagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalligudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kokkalancheri known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and maize**. About 29% of the 1,242 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kokkalancheri Of every 100 households in Kokkalancheri in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kokkalancheri · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **78% Tap water ****100%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **70% Use banking services ****54%** **51% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****58%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **85% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Kokkalancheri? ■ Kokkalancheri · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **912 Working population ****54.3%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 73.7% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 670 (43%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 447 (29%) · **■** Marginal 268 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Thirumangalam - Sivarakottai3,331 people - Tirali3,288 people - Puliankulam3,111 people - Tirumal2,910 people - Maravankulam2,877 people - Vagaikulam2,589 people - Dharmathupatti2,477 people - Ponnamangalam2,257 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kokkalancheri?625701 - How far is Kokkalancheri from Madurai?45 km by road - What is the population of Kokkalancheri?2,880 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kokkalancheri in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kokkalancheri?82.0% (Census 2011)